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,Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures 6th Edition Miltenberger Test Bank
Chapter 2
1. Direct assessment occurs through:
a) Interviews
b) Questionnaires
c) Watching the behavior and recording its occurrence
d) a) and b) are correct
Analysis:
c. Correct. Direct assessment involves observing and recording the behavior as it occurs. Interviews and
questionnaires are indirect assessments (see Direct and Indirect Assessment, p. 20-21)
2. Indirect assessment occurs through:
a) the person’s recall of the behavior
b) watching the behavior and recording its occurrence
c) video recording the behavior and recording it from the video
d) all of these
Analysis:
a. Correct. Indirect assessment occurs by asking people in interviews or questionnaires to report on the
behavior based on their recall of the occurrence of the behavior. (see Direct and Indirect Assessment, p.
20-21)
3. A good behavioral definition of a behavior involves:
a) a label for the behavior
b) a description of what the person says and does
c) reference to the person’s motivation
d) a statement of the intention of the person engaging in the behavior
Analysis:
b. Correct. A behavioral definition describes what the person says and does that constitute the target
behavior. Labels, intentions, or inferences about motivation are not included in a behavioral definition.
(see Defining the Target behavior, p. 21-23)
4. When observing and recording behavior, the observer:
a) can be the person engaging in the behavior
b) can be a person other than the person engaging in the behavior
c) must be present when the behavior occurs
d) all of these
Analysis:
d. Correct. The observer must be present when the behavior occurs to record it. The person engaging in
the behavior or an independent observer can be present to observe the behavior. (see The Logistics of
Recording, p. 23-24)
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,5. Continuous recording involves:
a) recording the behavior in consecutive intervals of time
b) recording each instance of the behavior
c) recording the product of the behavior
d) interval and time sample recording
Analysis:
b. Correct. When using continuous recording, the observer records each instance of the behavior in the
observation period. Interval recording, product recording, and time sample recording are not continuous
recording methods. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
6. If you record how long a child with ADHD is out of his seat in class, what dimension of the behavior
are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
b. Correct. Duration is the amount of time the behavior occurs from onset to offset. Cording how long a
child is out of his seat is recording the duration of the behavior. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
7. If you record the number of time a child with ADHD gets up from his seat in class, what dimension of
the behavior are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
a. Correct. Frequency is the number of times the behavior occurs. If you record the number of times the
child gets up, you are recording the frequency of the behavior. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
8. If you record the amount of time it takes for a child with ADHD to get back in his seat in class
following his teacher’s request to sit down, what dimension of the behavior are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
, d. Correct. Latency is the time from some stimulus or event to the onset of the behavior. Recording the
time from the teacher’s request until the behavior of getting back into the seat occurs is latency recording.
(see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
9. To calculate interobserver agreement on frequency recording you:
a) divide the larger frequency by the smaller frequency
b) divide the smaller frequency by the larger frequency
c) divide the larger frequency by the sum of the larger frequency and the smaller frequency
d) divide the smaller frequency by the sum of the larger frequency and the smaller frequency
Analysis:
b. Correct. Calculating interobserver agreement for frequency data involves dividing the smaller number
(frequency) by the larger number which provides a number less than 1 that is multiplied by 100% to
produce a percentage (see Interobserver Agreement, p. 37)
10. When the process of recording a behavior causes the behavior to change, even before any treatment is
implemented, it is called:
a) observer bias
b) observational influence
c) reactivity
d) recording error
Analysis:
c. Correct. Reactivity is term that is used when the act of recording the behavior causes the behavior to
change even before treatment is implemented. (see Reactivity, p. 36)
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,Behavior Modification Principles and Procedures 6th Edition Miltenberger Test Bank
Chapter 2
1. Direct assessment occurs through:
a) Interviews
b) Questionnaires
c) Watching the behavior and recording its occurrence
d) a) and b) are correct
Analysis:
c. Correct. Direct assessment involves observing and recording the behavior as it occurs. Interviews and
questionnaires are indirect assessments (see Direct and Indirect Assessment, p. 20-21)
2. Indirect assessment occurs through:
a) the person’s recall of the behavior
b) watching the behavior and recording its occurrence
c) video recording the behavior and recording it from the video
d) all of these
Analysis:
a. Correct. Indirect assessment occurs by asking people in interviews or questionnaires to report on the
behavior based on their recall of the occurrence of the behavior. (see Direct and Indirect Assessment, p.
20-21)
3. A good behavioral definition of a behavior involves:
a) a label for the behavior
b) a description of what the person says and does
c) reference to the person’s motivation
d) a statement of the intention of the person engaging in the behavior
Analysis:
b. Correct. A behavioral definition describes what the person says and does that constitute the target
behavior. Labels, intentions, or inferences about motivation are not included in a behavioral definition.
(see Defining the Target behavior, p. 21-23)
4. When observing and recording behavior, the observer:
a) can be the person engaging in the behavior
b) can be a person other than the person engaging in the behavior
c) must be present when the behavior occurs
d) all of these
Analysis:
d. Correct. The observer must be present when the behavior occurs to record it. The person engaging in
the behavior or an independent observer can be present to observe the behavior. (see The Logistics of
Recording, p. 23-24)
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,5. Continuous recording involves:
a) recording the behavior in consecutive intervals of time
b) recording each instance of the behavior
c) recording the product of the behavior
d) interval and time sample recording
Analysis:
b. Correct. When using continuous recording, the observer records each instance of the behavior in the
observation period. Interval recording, product recording, and time sample recording are not continuous
recording methods. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
6. If you record how long a child with ADHD is out of his seat in class, what dimension of the behavior
are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
b. Correct. Duration is the amount of time the behavior occurs from onset to offset. Cording how long a
child is out of his seat is recording the duration of the behavior. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
7. If you record the number of time a child with ADHD gets up from his seat in class, what dimension of
the behavior are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
a. Correct. Frequency is the number of times the behavior occurs. If you record the number of times the
child gets up, you are recording the frequency of the behavior. (see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
8. If you record the amount of time it takes for a child with ADHD to get back in his seat in class
following his teacher’s request to sit down, what dimension of the behavior are you recording?
a) frequency
b) duration
c) intensity
d) latency
Analysis:
, d. Correct. Latency is the time from some stimulus or event to the onset of the behavior. Recording the
time from the teacher’s request until the behavior of getting back into the seat occurs is latency recording.
(see Continuous Recording, p. 26-28)
9. To calculate interobserver agreement on frequency recording you:
a) divide the larger frequency by the smaller frequency
b) divide the smaller frequency by the larger frequency
c) divide the larger frequency by the sum of the larger frequency and the smaller frequency
d) divide the smaller frequency by the sum of the larger frequency and the smaller frequency
Analysis:
b. Correct. Calculating interobserver agreement for frequency data involves dividing the smaller number
(frequency) by the larger number which provides a number less than 1 that is multiplied by 100% to
produce a percentage (see Interobserver Agreement, p. 37)
10. When the process of recording a behavior causes the behavior to change, even before any treatment is
implemented, it is called:
a) observer bias
b) observational influence
c) reactivity
d) recording error
Analysis:
c. Correct. Reactivity is term that is used when the act of recording the behavior causes the behavior to
change even before treatment is implemented. (see Reactivity, p. 36)
